Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male
Saudi Arabia
85.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
46th
Survival to age 65, male over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.6%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 31.0% | 7.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 35.5% | 15.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 38.7% | 25.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 72.3% | 39.4% | 32.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 43.6% | 33.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 50.9% | 31.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 54.4% | 29.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saudi Arabia, at 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.